| Name | Title | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
Joe Beckler |
Vice President of Development, Marketing | Profile |
Fogo de Chão is a Brazilian chain of churrascarias, or steakhouses, founded in 1979 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The restaurant specializes in the traditional gaucho method of churrasco, which involves fire-roasting high-quality meats over an open flame. The founders, who grew up in Brazils Serra Gaúcha region, opened their first restaurant to share this culinary heritage. The company expanded to the U.S. in 1997 and has since grown to approximately 76 locations worldwide, including 59 in the U.S. The dining experience at Fogo de Chão features continuous service, where Gaucho chefs carve skewers of freshly grilled meats at the table. The all-you-can-eat menu includes up to 16 types of meats, along with a market table of salads and traditional Brazilian sides. The restaurant promotes a casual dining atmosphere, welcoming guests to enjoy a cultural Brazilian experience without a formal dress code. Fogo de Chão is committed to sourcing and preparing ingredients with respect for food, reflecting its rich culinary traditions.
For over 120 years, Parr Instrument Company has been designing, manufacturing, and selling high quality laboratory instruments and apparatus for conducting chemical reactions and tests under heat and pressure and for testing fuels. Parrs extensive product line includes stirred reactors, pressure vessels, and high pressure tubular reactors for the study of catalytic and non-catalytic reactions in batch, continuous-flow, and multiple/parallel operation for the chemical, polymer, biofuels, hydrometallurgical, pharmaceutical, petroleum, and petrochemical industries. Custom designed complex reactor systems, built to the customers specifications and requirements are also provided. Parrs oxygen combustion calorimeters are used for the determination of the heat of combustion in solid, liquid, and refuse-derived fuels for the energy, educational, coal, and fuel testing industries. Parr also offers sample preparation vessels for extraction, digestion, and hydrothermal synthesis, as well as a line of vessels for cell disruption by nitrogen decompression.
AESSEAL designs and manufactures sealing solutions for a sustainable future. We work with global customers in every major industrial sector to improve the reliability, safety and environmental performance of industrial equipment. An industry pioneer, we were founded in 1979 and operate from 231 locations in 104 countries, with a total focus on achieving exceptional quality: in terms of products, technical innovation, customer service, after sales support and care for the environment.
Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA) is an advanced automotive manufacturing facility located in Ellabell, Georgia. It serves as Hyundais third production hub in the U.S., complementing existing facilities in Alabama and Georgia. Designed as a Software Defined Factory, HMGMA integrates AI and robotics to support Hyundais vision for a technology-driven future in mobility. The facility spans 2,900 acres and will employ over 8,500 workers, with an additional 6,900 jobs created at off-site suppliers. HMGMA aims to produce 500,000 vehicles annually, including electric and hybrid models like the Hyundai IONIQ 5 and IONIQ 9. The plant represents a significant investment of approximately $12.6 billion, marking one of the largest economic development projects in Georgias history. HMGMA also emphasizes sustainability by utilizing hydrogen fuel-cell electric trucks for logistics, showcasing its commitment to environmentally responsible operations. The facility is expected to have a substantial economic impact, creating nearly 40,000 jobs in Georgia and supporting over 570,000 jobs nationwide.